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Ireland’s Cutaway Peatlands

Peatlands have been mined in Ireland for centuries, but concern for climate is changing how they are managed.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Photo of peat briquettes in Offaly, Ireland by Florence Renou-Wilson. Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published January 3, 2023
Data acquired August 13, 2022

Sources:
Landsat 9 > OLI-2
Photograph